apoplexy (Meaning)
apoplexy (n)
a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
apoplexy (n.)
Sudden diminution or loss of consciousness, sensation, and voluntary motion, usually caused by pressure on the brain.
Synonyms & Antonyms of apoplexy
Synonyms:
- counterstroke
- counter
- right
- cruncher
- KO
- knockdown
- whap
- flogging
- whip
- shiver
- cudgelling
- larrup
- left
- sucker punch
- sidewinder
- bludgeoning
- roundhouse
- uppercut
- battering
- pummelling
- right-hander
- drubbing
- body blow
- one-two
- whipping
- douse
- cudgeling
- knockout
- counterpunch
- whop
- counterblow
- rabbit punch
- thrashing
- pasting
- bastinado
- hammering
- pummeling
Antonyms:
apoplexy Sentence Examples
- The elderly gentleman narrowly avoided apoplexy when he received the surprising news of his lottery win.
- The politician's controversial statement caused a collective moment of apoplexy among the opposition.
- The sudden revelation of the espionage plot left the intelligence agency in a state of apoplexy.
- The doctor warned the patient about the potential risk of apoplexy due to untreated hypertension.
- The courtroom erupted into apoplexy as the unexpected verdict was announced.
- His overbearing behavior at the meeting almost induced apoplexy in his colleagues.
- The comedian's irreverent jokes provoked apoplexy among some members of the audience.
- The journalist's exposé on corruption in high places led to apoplexy within the political circles.
- The teacher's apoplexy was evident when she discovered the students had cheated on the exam.
- The melodramatic soap opera was designed to elicit moments of apoplexy from its viewers.
FAQs About the word apoplexy
a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brainSudden diminution or loss of conscious
whack, smack, beat, thud, knock, poke, punch, bang, hit, slap
depreciate, disparage, decry, belittle, belittle,put down, decry, disparage, depreciate, put down
The elderly gentleman narrowly avoided apoplexy when he received the surprising news of his lottery win.
The politician's controversial statement caused a collective moment of apoplexy among the opposition.
The sudden revelation of the espionage plot left the intelligence agency in a state of apoplexy.
The doctor warned the patient about the potential risk of apoplexy due to untreated hypertension.
